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Stakeholder Analysis

WHAT IT IS

This guide has been developed using materials provided by the Overseas Development Institute's Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) Programme

ORGANIZING STAKEHOLDERS
You can use the grid below to organize stakeholders according to their interest and power levels:

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Practical Guides

Stakeholder Analysis is a tool for identifying the needs and concerns of different stakeholders. Stakeholder Analysis can be a useful tool for: gaining understanding and building consensus; communicating the benets of a proposed project; and building strong, inclusive campaigns that involve the public.

High Keep Satised

Engage Closely and Inuence Actively

Power

BENEFITS
Some common problems that could be resolved through stakeholder analysis are the following: an excessive focus on analytical tools; issues are too large or complex for decision makers; the scope of study is too large; some stakeholders are left out; there is no local ownership; there is no commitment for implementation.
Low

Monitor (minimum effort)

Keep Informed

Low

Interest

High

THE PROCESS
Stakeholder analysis is a relatively simple process that involves the following three steps:
Step 1 - Specify the issue Stakeholders are dened and identied in relation to a specic issue concentrating on people and groups that have a concrete "stake" in a specic issue or topic. Step 2 - Develop a long list of stakeholders Gather a small group of informants, preferably with varied perspectives and backgrounds, to brainstorm all the stakeholders or interest groups associated with the purpose of your analysis. You should consider all possible stakeholders in the public sector, private sector and civil society. Step 3 - Conduct stakeholder mapping The long list of stakeholders can be analysed to determine clusters of stakeholders with different levels of interest and levels of inuence over the issue.

Power measures their degree of ability to help or have an impact on your project. Interest measures their degree of support or opposition to your projects goals and objectives.

Stakeholders with high power and interests aligned with the purpose are critical to achieving your purpose. They will be your primary audience and should include both the immediate decision makers and opinion leaders - i.e. the people whose opinion matters. Stakeholders with high interest but low power, or high power but low interest, should be kept informed and satised. Ideally they should be supporters for the proposed programme or policy change. This is your secondary audience.

FIND OUT MORE


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ABOUT THIS GUIDE


This practical guide was developed to accompany the e-learning course entitled "Collaboration and Advocacy Techniques" published by the EC-FAO Food Security Information for Action Programme and available at www.foodsec.org.

The EC - FAO Food Security Information for Action Programme is funded by the European Union and implemented by FAO

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